Israel’s enemies like to conceal the fact
that the Jewish State is one of the smallest of nations - dwarfed by its
massive Arab neighbors.Israel’s tiny
geographic size contrasts with the immense benefit it brings to the world. And
from recent news articles it is noticeable that many of Israel’s greatest and
potential successes started very small indeed.

Israel’s Kadimastem has been having much
success with its revolutionary technology that uses microscopic stem cells to protect
or repair brain function. Pharmaceutical giant Merck is to work with
Kadimastem to conduct screening for new treatments into Multiple Sclerosis and
other neuro-degenerative diseases. Another Israeli biotech, BrainStorm, has
just built a bioreactor to multiply stem cells for advancing its treatment of ALS.Still at the cellular level, Israel’s
Macrocure is launching on NASDAQ to finance its CureXcell white blood cell
therapy to treat hard-to-heal
and chronic wounds.

Israel’s Hil Applied Medical has recently
been granted a patent in Japan for its focused radiation cancer therapy. Hil’s
lasers destroy tumors using a
beam of protons – some of the smallest matter in the universe.The Ebola virus may also be invisible to the
naked eye, but it is causing havoc and panic across Africa.Israeli biotech Protalix has offered
its facilities to produce the experimental vaccine ZMapp that has been
having some success in treating Ebola victims.Separately, Israeli doctors are giving Cameroon medics training
on how to fight the virus and Israeli biochemists are working hard to develop
another vaccine.Meanwhile
Jerusalem-based Argaman Technologies employs high-powered ultrasound to
impregnate textiles with accelerated Copper Oxide in order to prevent
the spread of bacteria and viruses such as Ebola.

Israel is a small country but certainly
punches well above its weight on medical matters.The exclusive International Society of Orthopedic Centers (ISOC)
has expanded its membership to include just
one hospital in the Middle East:Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center.ISOC members must perform a minimum of 5,000 orthopedic surgeries each
year.Then there is the example of the
European Society of Anesthesiology (ESA), which has over 18,000 members in 40
countries.It has just elected Israel’s
Dr Zev Goldik as its
new President.

Israel is one of the world’s leading
countries in the field of nanotechnology – building products and materials at
the molecular level.Scientists at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem are researching colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals
- tiny synthetic particles containing metal impurities that don’t exist in
nature but could have exciting implications for electronics, solar power and
medicine.On a slightly larger scale,
Israel’s OriginGPS has developed the world’s
smallest GPS chip.Named “The
Micro Hornet GPS” it is only 10x10x5.8mm and weighs merely 2.5 grams.It has the capability to be incorporated in
clothing, automobiles and any valuable item that requires its location to be
tracked.Staying with microelectronics,
Israeli-Arab start-up SolidRun has developed the first scalable computer that
is no bigger than
a credit card.

I’m told that sometimes I write about
Israeli hi-tech devices and innovations so complex that they are “over the
heads” of some of my readers. This week, however, I’ve come down to earth, so
to speak, to highlight some of Israel’s natural remedies and activities that
benefit humanity by making best use of the natural environment.

Sufferers of some chronic conditions could
receive some relief from recent Israeli discoveries.Asthmatics
should check their Vitamin D levels, as those deficient in the vitamin are 25
percent more likely to have an asthmatic attack than those with normal
levels.Israeli researchers have found
that diabetics
could benefit from drinking whey
protein half-an-hour before breakfast to prevent blood sugar spikes and
better manage the disease.Meanwhile,
scientists at Israel’s GlassesOff
have developed a series of exercises for improving
near vision sharpness, by enhancing the image processing function in
the visual cortex of the brain.After
2-3 months of training you should be able to send your old reading glasses for
recycling.

Israeli agro-technology is working with
nature to help feed a hungry world.Farmers at Ein Yahav have cut
pesticide useby 80% thanks to the natural insect predators supplied by
Israel’s “Beauty of Vegetables”.In the
USA, Israeli agricultural innovation has been adopted in Virginia
and California
to boost productivity.In Israel, Salt
of the Earth has announced that it is the first Israeli globally-sustainable
company – one of only 36 worldwide to pass the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) materiality matters check.

Here’s an intriguing variation of Israel’s
kibbutz / moshav concept. The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and
Cooperation has launched the Mara'i Sheep Breeders Cooperative - the world’s
first Arab Bedouin cooperative.Meanwhile, Israel’s food bank network Leket Israel has tripled its
donations and reduced natural wastage by the introduction of its Virtual
Food Rescue site. Donors can fill up a digital shopping bag with
necessities that are then converted to physical baskets and sent to families in
need.Staying with the food chain,
students at Israel’s Technion are developing the “Safie”
– a biological system that detects very low concentrations of bacteria, unsafe
chemicals, toxins, hormones and allergens in food and water.

Israel is working constantly to reduce the
amount of fossil fuel used to produce electricity.Israel’s largest solar energy field – the Timna
Solar Park - has just gone out to tender.Overseas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Israel’s
Innovation: Africa is teaming up with NBA All-Stars to bring solar power to a
hospital in Kinshasa.It will
help tens of thousands who currently don’t have access to decent medical care.
One technical item - Israeli start-up SolarOr has developed Building-Integrated
Photovoltaic (BIPV)
panels that convert Direct Current trapped in a building into AC energy
that can be used locally or sold back to the electric company.

Appropriately, Israel is one of the few
places in the world where you can study for a “green”
MBA.Haifa University’s new MBA
program focuses on the subject of Sustainable Business Management.However the advantage of Tel Aviv
University’s Environmental
Masters courses is that you will receive your MA or MSc at a ceremony
in the brand new Porter School of Environmental Studies Building.

In comparison to most Middle Eastern
countries, Israel protects its wildlife, whether in the air, sea or dry land.
Israel has just celebrated “International Bat Night” by conducting lectures and
tours about the 33
species of bats that reside in the Land.Down on Israeli beaches, newborn
sea turtles are starting to make their way "home," to the
sea, along pathways cleared by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.And for the first time in 20 years, Ramat
Gan Safari has seen the birth of a female
baby white rhino.Once thought
to be extinct, the baby rhino will now stay in Israel to hopefully become a
mother to more baby rhinos.

Looking after the environment also includes
helping it recover from disasters, whether natural or man-made.Workers from the Israel Forum for
International Humanitarian Aid (IsraAid), spent two weeks helping clean up
after the destruction from the single biggest
wildfire in the US State of Washington’s history.Cleaning up the planet also includes space
debris.Israeli start-up
Effective Space Solutions (ESS) is developing a micro-satellite “tugboat” to
maneuver communications satellites that fail to get into their correct
orbit.It will also be able to take
satellites into a safe “graveyard” orbit at the end of their life.

Finally, Israeli farmers may be making the
desert bloom, but every 7 years is called a “Shmita” year, when the Land of
Israel needs to rest.So for orthodox
farmers like Shoshana and Yoni Rappeport the period prior to the upcoming
Jewish New Year is a very busy time at their Argan
tree plantation.

Israel’s supporters can look forward to a
better environment for everyone; or as the Fountainheads sang at the recent
“Salute to Olim” Festival in Jerusalem “Yom Yavo” (a day will come).

There is some really bad news for the
lunatic anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) brigade.Virtually every electronic device in the
world is now produced using Israeli technology.The systems manufactured by Yavne-based Orbotechare used globally
to produce almost every printed circuit board on the planet.So when you tell the BDS crazies to dispose
of all their electronic equipment, here are some recent news reports relating
to other everyday items that they also need to steer well clear of.

There is seldom a day without an announcement
from one of Israel’s prolific water treatment companies.It may be Miya,
saving billions of gallons of water in the Americas, South East Asia, South
Africa and Australia; or RWL
water, supplying water treatment systems to America’s nuclear energy
industry.And the BDS mob will soon
need to avoid most well-known food and drink products as the top companies in
the US
food and beverage industry are adopting Israeli water solutions in
their manufacturing processes.

3. Agricultural produce

Israeli companies, products and innovative
methods have revolutionized
the agricultural industry in many countries.Israel has established twenty “centers of excellence” in
India, providing technological solutions to agricultural issues.Netafim started propagating Israeli
technology in 1965 with its drip
irrigation system - now popular even in Arab countries.Netafim has just completed a successful
international pilot project of its uManage platform, which helps farmers to
monitor irrigation/fertilizer performance and yields.Meanwhile, even apparently small-scale Israeli innovations can help
feed billions of needy people.Israelis Moti Cohen and Mendi Pollak won the $20,000 top prize in the
Pears Challenge. Their Livingbox
“mini-farm” can grow vegetables anywhere, with a self-sustaining
“closed loop” of energy and nutrition.

Israeli cameras have acquired such a high
reputation that members of the BDS cult will almost certainly find that their
images have been taken by Israeli-produced equipment and recorded on
Israeli-developed storage.There is
nowhere for them to hide - NASA has even adopted Israeli cameras from Israel’s Medigus
to conduct inspections in space.And if
they try to find a shady
place to conceal themselves, it may have been constructed from one of
the Israeli designs entered in the international urban shade competition at the
Holon Design Museum.

5.Human contact

BDS-ers should avoid contact with products
and services from almost every country in the world (even
Arab ones) because of their ties with Israel; but here are a few recent
highlights.

China: - A delegation headed by Ren Zhiwu - deputy director-general of
China’s High-Tech Industry Department of the National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC) - arrived in Israel, the first time the high-level government
team has come to Israel.

India: - In the biggest
pro-Israel, anti-terrorist rally in recent years, an estimated 20,000 gathered
in Kolkata, India in a show of solidarity with Israel.

Vietnam: - Trade between Vietnam and Israel increased by 53 per cent
year-on-year to $426 million during the first half of 2014.

And if in the not too distant future you
should happen to spot any stupid BDS-ers trying to relax and enjoy the lavish
gardens and waterfalls at the bio-dome
being built at Singapore’s
Changi Airport, please whisper in their ears, “Nice isn’t it?“Designed by an Israeli!”

6. Colored fabric

The final red light for the
“dyed-in-the-wool” BDS thugs is that Israel’s Kornit
Digital Printing has developed water-based inks that are entirely
organic, 100% non-toxic, vegan-friendly and compatible with all types of
fabric.Kornit’s high-speed DTG
printers are “revolutionizing” the fashion industry with single step fabric
printing and no additional finishing.